Cameron, Miss Draper 2025, interviewed Susan Harrell, co‑leader of Jesus Feeds Food Pantry at Adventure Church in Draper, to highlight the pantry’s services and volunteer needs.

The pantry began "about 25 years ago," Harrell said, when it operated as a small church‑based distribution for members. Harrell said she later helped expand the operation to serve the wider Draper community and sought certification so the pantry could join Utah Food Bank and Feeding America and participate with United Way.

Harrell emphasized the pantry’s emphasis on client privacy and choice: instead of handing out prepacked boxes, "we decided we would close these doors and have the client come in and do a shopping method so that there it's in there. It's private for them," she said. The pantry offers a range of items, including fresh produce and USDA‑inspected frozen meats, plus canned goods, cereal and bakery items.

Addressing community need, an unidentified speaker said rising rent and housing costs have increased food insecurity in the area; Harrell added the pantry serves refugees, people experiencing homelessness and other residents "truly in need of food." Harrell also described accommodations for dietary restrictions: the pantry holds gluten‑free items and distributes weekly bread pickups for clients.

On donations and quality control, Harrell said the pantry accepts only unopened donated food and generally asks that donated products not be older than "about a year" on their dates. "I wouldn't hand out anything that I wouldn't give to my own child," she said.

Volunteers are needed for receiving and sorting donations and for client service. Harrell outlined the weekly rhythm: trucks arrive on Wednesday mornings (the first truck typically around 10:00 a.m.) bringing store donations that volunteers sort; Thursdays are client service days when volunteers walk clients through the shopping model, carry groceries to cars and offer pastoral support.

Harrell said the pantry accepts walk‑ins and also schedules appointments; staff check where a walk‑in lives and try to schedule ongoing service, but "we never let them go empty handed." Cameron closed by urging listeners to donate time or goods and to make use of the pantry if they need help.

The pantry operates out of Adventure Church in Draper and partners with Utah Food Bank, Feeding America and United Way. For volunteer opportunities or donation details, contact Jesus Feeds Food Pantry via Adventure Church.